Buster Olney was on Baseball Tonight just now saying that Morgan Ensberg is a name that has come up in conjunction with the Padres who are towards the bottom of the majors in HRs by third baseman. Buster basically said that Morgan lost his job in Houston with the addition of Huff.
I wouldnt mind trading Ensberg + prospects for Khalil Greene. That would kill 2 birds with 1 stone (Ensberg and Everett's subpar hitting)
The only thing they have worth a dime in a hitter is Adrian Gonzales whos hitting .281 and has 15 hrs. Then Again theres Mike Piazza who can play 1st base and we know how bad Clemens wants him to come to houston.Seriously Piazza is hitting .269 with 13 hrs and like 45 RBI's. Adrian Gonzales would make sense because he plays 1st and you could put him there but then you take Lambs bat out of the lineup...Darn it Lamb why can't you play outfield. Okay here goes: 3b - Lamb 1b - Gonzalez RF - Huff LF - Berkman CF - Wilson Nevermind there goes Burke now...Its too bad because even though Everette went 4-4 today he and Ausmus are the weak links of the lineup. I see nothing from the Padres because we need a Power Hitter and they only have one and he plays 1B....Oh Well we will see... Please Get Soriano...!!!!!
Everette could be 0 for 1000 and the Astros would never trade him. He was 4-4 today and I hope he comes around but we need to start understanding that in The Pro's you have to do it all. Everette is paid to field the ball which he is definately one of the best at and hit the ball. He doesn't have to hit .300 but around .260 plus 8-10 hrs. Too many people take his side like 99% of this board but his bat needs to come around or the stros will always have that weak bat in the lineup cause your right he ain't goin nowhere....
actually, piazza was hitting almost .300 before tonight's game, and his #'s are in only 70 games, because they have catching depth (which is why he might be expendable). at 37, the guy can still mash as well as any catcher in the league. granted, your grandmother can probably steal a base on him, but that's really his only deficiency behind the plate in my opinion, and ausmus ain't much better at it anyway. what's funny is that ausmus is making like $4 million more than him. i'm one that's against all the posters who concoct fantasy trades, but ensberg for piazza + a prospect or two or something like that would be a wet dream to me. we'd be replacing the league's worst-hitting catcher (and player) with probably the best. you could stick roger's butt-buddy bradley out there every 5th day to catch him and keep him happy (if he still even wants him as his catcher given the fact that we score zero runs every time he pitches). also, there's no way they would even consider dealing adrian gonzales (he's 24), and we really don't have need for him anyway.
I hope this doesn't happen; I think giving up on Ensberg at this point is the kind of premature move that would have us looking like complete fools a few years down the road. But, if it does, rocketfat is probably right... I'd guess it's a Linebrink and prospects type of deal. SD does have some very solid upper level prospects... I'm not sure if any play catcher or center, but that's where we need help in the somewhat immediate future.
Is Green not more valuable and better [all around] than Everett? Adam is a great fielder but I wonder about his range going left sometimes. Oh well, I do not see anyone other than Green I would want on my team if we trade Morgan to the Pads.
I would perfer that the Astros hold on to Ensberg and trade him after he goes on one of his hot streaks so we can get maximum value, but he has been too inconsistent during his tenure with the Astros. The Astros better plan on being able to sign Huff in the offseason if we do trade Ensberg. Player News from ROTOWIRE Jul. 11 News: Linebrink continues to be sought after by teams looking to bolster their bullpens before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.
unless the astros feel like he's not ever returning to form, i don't see anything that we could realistically get from the padres for him that i would want. he was a terror in april and after two months of nothing he STILL has 18 homeruns and he can get one base. i don't understand how he could lose it so fast unless it's an injury. if it is the shoulder, why give up on him? maybe baseball is that humbling.
Yes! Sell low, Buy high! Gawd. Ensberg was 4th in mvp voting last year. For linebrink? didn't we cut his ass a few years ago? Buster better be reaching. I have no problem with trading Ensberg, but I'd like more than unsalted potato chips in return.
Linebrink has been dominate in the pen since going to the Padres posting ERA's of 2.69 - 2006, 1.83 - 2005, 2.14 - 2004. But yes, I agree with you., don't sell low. Wait till Ensberg goes on a hot streak and then trade him.
the Padres have nothing i want. everett is vastly underrated. mostly because people take defense for granted.
I think this board has a sizable faction that overrates defense if they want even consider a replacement for Everett. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather have Everett than a lot of SS's in the NL. With the unbalanced schedules, I haven't seen enough of Greene to recall how good he is defensively. His offensive stats would indicate he would have to be bad defensively not to make a positive impact on the Stros. If he is decent to good at SS, I don't see the Padres trading him cheaply. Linebrink, on the other hand, I'm surprised he has done as well as he has since the Astros let him go. The Astros have a lot of options for the bullpen. A Lidge, Wheeler, Qualls, Linebrink, Nieve, and Wandy bullpen would seem good on paper to backup Oswalt, Clemens, Backe, Pettitte, and Buchholz.
